Block / Subdivision → Raiganj
District → Uttar Dinajpur
State → West Bengal
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Ekar village is 309685. Ekar village is located in Raiganj subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal, India. It is situated 10.4km away from Raiganj, which is both district & sub-district headquarter of Ekar village. As per 2009 stats, Sitgram is the gram panchayat of Ekar village.
The total geographical area of village is 148.92 hectares. Ekar has a total population of 1,307 peoples, out of which male population is 663 while female population is 644. Literacy rate of ekar village is 60.44% out of which 69.38% males and 51.24% females are literate. There are about 281 houses in ekar village. Pincode of ekar village locality is 733134.
When it comes to administration, Ekar village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. As per 2019 stats, Ekar village comes under Hemtabad Vidhan Sabha constituency & Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency. Raiganj is nearest town to ekar village for all major economic activities, which is approximately 7km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,307 | 663 | 644 |
| Literate Population | 790 | 460 | 330 |
| Illiterate Population | 517 | 203 | 314 |
| Ekar - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Sitgram |
| Block / Subdivision : | Raiganj |
| District : | Uttar Dinajpur |
| State : | West Bengal |
| Pincode : | 733134 |
| Area : | 148.92 hectares |
| Population : | 1,307 |
| Households : | 281 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Hemtabad |
| Parliament Constituency : | Raiganj |
| Nearest Town : | Raiganj (7 km) |
| Villages in Sitgram Gram Panchayat | |
| Aulabari | Balihara |
| Barai | Burakamat |
| Chapra | Deogan |
| Dhoabishua | Dwipnagar |
| Ekar | Fazilpur |
| Ghagra | Krishnamuri |
| Mahigram | Meran |
| Paikpara | Shialtor |
| Shitalpur | Sitgram |
| Tenra | |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Raiganj |
| List of Subdivisions in Uttar Dinajpur |
| List of Districts in West Bengal |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.